Telephone directory and pad



Sept. 22,' 1931. B. SCHMALZ TELEPHONE DIRECTORY AND PAD Filed A ril 1. 1930 h DEF H JKLH INVENTOR 56777794 1 flaw/W942 Patented Sept. 22, 1931.

UNITED STATES r orFICE BERTHA L. SCHMALZ, OFBROOKLYN, NEW.YORK

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY AND JPATD Application filed April 1,

The object of my invention is to provide a suitable device which may be attached to a telephone, and particularly a dial telephone, and in one position be suitable for locating a telephone number withoutinterfering with the operationof the dial and in another position, supply a pad for memoranda. This and other objects are accomplished by my invention, one embodiment of which is hereinafter more particularly set forth.

For a more detailed description of my invention,a reference is to be had to the ac companying drawings, forming a part here- Of lIl V Figure 1 is a plan view of a telephone instrument base of the dial type provided with my improvement; and

Figure 2 is a sectional view of'the same.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

My improved device may be applied to any suitable telephone but is preferably applied to telephones of the dial type andsuch is indicated here, where 1 is the base of such a telephone and 2 the dial mechanismv and 3 is the collar rising from the base 1 and surrounding the mechanism 2. To this collar my improved device is attached aswill now appear.

My improved device/l: has two plates 5 and 6. The plate 5 is flat adjacent to the collar 3 and has an upstanding integral collar 7 which surrounds the collar 3 and which is also provided with upstanding ends 8 on remote from the flanges Sand provided with a hinge 11 which connects it with the plate 6 which is flat. At the edge of the plate 6 1930. Serial No. 440,711.

which is remote from the hinge 11 are found a series of staples 12 which hold the cards- 13 of a directory placed as shown so that when the parts are in the position indicated the directory is available and in no waymo interferes with the dial. 4

On the other side of the plate 6 from the cards 13, are sheets 14 of paper held by suitable fasteners 15 of any kind whatsoever, so that whenthe plate 6 is placed over the-1J5 dial mechanism2, the pad 14 is available for memoranda so that if the person using the telephone desires to make, a notation, plenty of paper is available for this purose. 5

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that it is not restricted thereto, but that it is broad enough to cover all structures that come within the scope of the annexed claimsac Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, means for securing a plate to a telephone, a hinge on said plate and a second plate hingedeqo to the first, having on one surface means for holding cards for a directory and on another surfiace means for holding sheets for memoran a.

2. Ina device of the class described, av7

plate and means for holding the same to a collar outside of the dial mechanism of a telephone, a curved portion at one end ofv said plate, a hinge at the end of the curvedem portion, a second plate hinged to the first by said hinge, and a directory secured to the last 'mentioned plate and adapted to be placed over the dial mechanism and conceal the same or to be folded over so as to be exposed and exposethe dial mechanism, and means forholding sheets of paper on the reverse side of the plate from the directory. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto setmy hand this 19th day of March, 1930.

BERTHA L. SCI -IMALZ. 

